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Therapy Technical Instructor

Leicestershire Partnership Nhs Trust, Leicester

Therapy Technical Instructor

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Leicestershire Partnership Nhs Trust, Leicester

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 1 week ago, 14 Jun | Get your application in now before you're too late!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: d3f3bbaeb3954b2aa5de289f7da19c12

Full Job Description

  • To undertake initial screening assessments following written protocols and feeding results back to supervising therapists and ward multidisciplinary team (MDT)
  • To undertake skilled and specialised support work involving clinical interventions requiring higher level technical skills to assess and support patients with complex conditions e.g. functional assessments, relaxation, anxiety management, following written protocols.
  • To provide therapy support to patients who have a range of mental health conditions, to enable them to maintain, restore or create a balance between their abilities and the demands of their functional, cognitive, social and environmental challenges in the areas of self-care, mobility and function.
  • To engage patients and their carers in therapeutic programmes of care and encourage them, in a compassionate manner, to support them in achieving identified goals and to maximise independence and well-being through a client- centred approach.
  • To work unsupervised with individual or groups of patients, making alterations to treatment programmes according to protocols & reporting back patient progress and informing the OT/Physiotherapist/MDT of any relevant issues.
  • To support the delivery of an efficient and effective service and thereby meet the varied needs of patients on the ward.
  • To work as an integral member of the multidisciplinary MHSOP ward team and inpatient service.

    The role of the Therapy Technical Instructor is to support qualified Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy staff to provide skilled assessment and treatment of individuals admitted to our older persons mental health wards. The majority of patients will have a diagnosis of dementia, but there are times when the ward admits older people with functional mental health difficulties, so adaptability is essential. Excellent communication skills are needed, as is the determination and commitment to build positive therapeutic relationships which facilitate engagement and build an understanding of individuals needs in order to support them to engage positively.

    We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible., Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed

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